diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 38bb8f85e88d..0ff8de7725cf 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2810,6 +2810,7 @@ int uart_add_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 	if (uport->cons && uport->dev)
 		of_console_check(uport->dev->of_node, uport->cons->name, uport->line);
 
+	tty_port_link_device(port, drv->tty_driver, uport->line);
 	uart_configure_port(drv, state, uport);
 
 	port->console = uart_console(uport);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
index c93a33701d32..d5b598137211 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ void tty_port_link_device(struct tty_port *port,
 {
 	if (WARN_ON(index >= driver->num))
 		return;
-	driver->ports[index] = port;
+	if (!driver->ports[index])
+		driver->ports[index] = port;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_port_link_device);